Woman guilty of killing eight of her babies

A Frenchwoman has been convicted for killing eight of her newborns over more than a decade and been sentenced to nine years in jail following a a dramatic and teary murder trial.

Dominique Cottrez, who is 51 and has two grown-up daughters, faced up to life in prison by the court in the northern city of Douai.

The penalty is less severe than the 18 years required by the advocate general.